⚠️ Special Weather Statement – De Soto; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; San Augustine – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 5:59PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles south of Joaquin to over New
Salem, or extending from 11 miles northeast of Center to 13 miles
northeast of Rusk, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Nacogdoches, Rusk, Center, Troup, Logansport, Tenaha, Timpson,
Garrison, Joaquin, Trawick, Martinsville, Douglass, Sacul,
Neuville, New Salem, Shelbyville, Ponta, Patroon, New Summerfield
and Cushing.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.